Evening public ledger. (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, November 13, 1914, Sports Final, Image 3

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GERMAN RUSH
ONYSERCAML
THROWN BACK
Kaiser's Troops Fail to Gain
in New Attempt to Crush
Allies and Cut Road to
)ea.
Vlolonco of Fighting Diminishes
Following Ropulso Ypros
Holds Against Invaders.
French, Gain on Aisno.
Attempts of the Germans to cross
the Yscr Canal, west of Dixtmulc,
by a sortie from that town, have been
repulsed, according to the official
statement issued this afternoon by
the French War Office, which also
states that the battle in that rcfiion is
crowing less violent as the German
efforts to break through the Allies'
lines and clear a road to the sea are
repeatedly frustrated.
Other German attacks to the north,
east and south of Yprcs, the key po
sition on the battle line, have also
been repulsed. Farther south slight
gains For the Allies arc reported, in
cluding the occupation of the village
of Tracy-lc-Val, in the operations
north of the Aisnc.
In northern Belgium, the fighting
during flic last two days has been in
a driving rainstorm, which has caused
much suffering, while on the heights
of the Vosges snow is reported.
Constantinople reports the com
plete rout of Russian fdrccs invading
Armenia, and the precipitate retreat
of the Czar's'forccs all along the line.
A German submarine was sunk by
a French torpedo boat off Westcnde,
near Ostend. says a Paris report.
The French craft was slightly
damaged.
A report reached London shippers
that the Karlsruhe, German raider,
bad been trapped by British warships
IpfT the coast of South America.
Russian "forces have advanced from
the ground gamed at Lyck and Biala
on the far eastern frontier of East
Prussia, and in a sharp engagement
took Johannisbcrg. on the Mazur
Lakes. This victory and that at
Soldau open the way for a projected
drive on Danzig, designed to bring
the Czar to the German shores of the
Baltic. Success in this field will en
tirely separate the two German armies
in East Prussia.
Petrosrad reports a sanguinary
battle near Kalisz, which one wing of
the retreating German army has been
using as a base on the Poland-Posen
frontier. Thousands, of Germans
were left on the field and many pris
oners taken. The Russian forces
now are advancing on favorable
ground in Posen province.
Berlin discounts the Russian report
of victory at Kalisz, and officially
claims that a cavalry dash was re
pulsed in this quarter.
Austrians have evacuated central
Galicia, with the intention of strength
ening the defense of Cracow. 'The
Russian advance force against Cra
cow continues through southwestern
Poland, In Galicia the Russian col
umn has passed the Wislok River on
the road to Cracow. Przemysl is
again Under heavy bombardment.
Loyalist commanders, under Pre
mier Louis Botha, inflicted a severe
defeat on the Boer rebels led by
Genera! Christian De Wet. Several
laagers were captured and 250 pris
oners taken.
King Nicholas of Montenegro
rushed to the front to head his troops
opposing an Austrian invasion. Su
perior forces of the enemy were
forced out of western Montenegro.
TURKEYS SHOULDN'T BE DEAR
Department of Agriculture Warns
Against Exorbitant Prices.
"WASHINGTON. Ntm 13,-Wlth the ap
proach of Thanksgiving Cay the Depart
ment or Agriculture has Issued a. warn
Ing to housekeepers against unscrupulous
dealers in poultry wjib may seek to
chsrge exorbitant prices for turkeys.
The explanation of the extr.a charge. H
Is suggested, will he the prevalence of
the foot and mouth dUeaae. S.uch ex
planatlons. the department experts de
clare, should not ba aweptad. Tar the
disease virtually will, hay B0 tft on
the quality of the fpws Or their mar
king. '
CLOU
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THS WHAT HER
Fr PMUuUiphla and vUiitylH.
crtatjgif elowipttsi tonight and
warmer. CtMtr tfafawd.
For UtaU$, tm t jhmk
FROM 12 TO 30 KILLED
IN CHEMICAL EXPLOSION
Factory In Brooklyn Wrecked Mnny
Bodies in Ruins.
NEW p'ORK, Nov. J.t.-From 12 to .".0
persons were killed and a number of
others were Injured In nn explosion this
afternoon In the Ueckei Chemical Com
pany at I07 t'nderhlll avenue, t!iooktn.
The olanl was wrecked.
Klght of the Injured were due out of
the ruin of the building and taken tu
hospitals. The wrecking crew of the llrej
dcpnitmcnt was called outto dig out the
bodies.
The factory was a lame two-story
building. More than 40 persons were em
ployed there. The explosion blew oft the
roof and let the whole contents of the
building, Including the employes. My In
the air and then drop Into the cellar.
Then came the flreB In the debris.
Firemen and police worked frantically
to extrlcato tile victims. As fast ns they
could.be dug out they were rushed to the
hospitals. Twelve of the employes were
taken out badly wounded, and this Is nil
the police and firemen have so far ac
counted lor.
Among tho Injured Is S. It. David, of
South street, Boston. He Is badly In
jured. '
Officers of the concern, the superin
tendent and foreman, were caught In tho
explosion.
The explosion was heard a mile away.
Every window In tho block and In the
houses opposite tho works was smashed.
Operatives In a flvc-story factory on the
corner were thrown Into a panic and
rushed to the street pell mell, but none
wore hurt.
BARBER AIDS TRAPPING
OF COUNTERFEIT SUSPECT
Customer's Silver Dollar Bogus, De
tectives Say.
In the arrest of George It. Davis, of
XS14 North 24th street, today, the police
believe they have the man who has been
peering counterfeit money among mer
chants In Northwest Philadelphia for
the last six weeks. Davis was held by
Magistrate Ilenshaw, at the Sth and Ox
ford streets station, without ball "for the
action of the United States Commis
sioner. Davis walked Into a trap laid by
Si idol Policemen Douglas and Clcgg and
Policeman Klelbscclne. He had been In
tho habit of visiting the barber shop of
Rose Zuudy, at 2324 Itldgc avenue. The
baiber was instructed that the sliver
dollar piece Davis offered' the next time
ha came In was to be kept separate.
When Davis went to be shaved this
morning, the police were already there.
POLICE SEEK TWO NEGRO
ASSAILANTS OF WOMAN
Miss Lillian Bier Beaten and Bobbed
Near Kensington Home. -
Search Is being made today for tho as
sailants of Miss Lillian Bier, 27 years old,
daughter jf Louis Bier, p. former membw
of the State Legislature, who was rfl
tacked by two Negroes within a few doors
of her house, Frankford avenue and Pa
cific street, last night.
Miss Bier was returning from a drug
store and when within the shadows of
her own residence two men leaped upon
her. As she was borne to tho ground
she received a blow In the face. Beaten
almost Into Insensibility, sho screamed
and the two men lied with her purse. A
chase by men and boys of the section
proved fruitless.
A Negro was arrested following an at
tack last night upon Sirs. Victor Paulln.
of 2209 Batnbrldge street, at 12th and
Spruce streets. The man was captured
after an exciting chase In which revolver
shottwere fired by policemen. He gave
his name as Horace Hope. 1212 Bainbrldge
street.
THROWN INTO FIERY BED
Man's Assailants Then Thrust Hot
Cinders Into His Mouth.
John Walton, 67 years old, a section
foreman on the New York division of
the Pennsylvania Railroad, while walk
ing the tracks Just outside Camden late
this afternoon, was attacked and robbed
by two Italians, w)io threw him Into a
pile of hot cinders and after tying his
hands and feet pushed hot cinders Into
his mouth and gagged htm.
He was picked up by the crew of a
passenger train and taken to the Cooper
Hospital, He described the Italians be
fore lapsing Into unconsciousness and
said they took $47 from him.
BERLIN ADMITS DANGER
OF RUSSIAN ADVANCE
Iteports Repulse of Invaders on
Posen Border, However.
' riEltLIN. Nov. IS.
Beml-offlclal sources admit the serious
ness of the Itusilan movement against
Posen and East Prussia.
Ilusslan pressure Is now being felt along
the entire frontier. The advance Is being
made with ever-increasing forces
The German border force has repulsed
a detachment of Itusalan calvajry at
Kalisz, 60 miles from Breijlau. but over
the Russian side at the border.
There la every Indication that the
renewed activity is -In much greater
strength than the advance which was
roude soon after the war was declared
and which was completely repulsed.
KARLSRUHE CAUGHT, RUMOR
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London Shippers Hear of German
Disaster in Atlantic.
kONDQN. Nov. .-8hlpplna firms that
received the drat pew of the bottling up
of the cruiser Koanlgsherg beard today
that British Marihlpa bad trapped the
German cruiser Karlsruhe, which has
tn active on the east ooast of South
Anierlea.
TURKEY DECLARES WAR
ON THREE ALLIED NATIONS
Report of Formal Dealaratioa Against
All of Tripl Entente. 1
AMSTBKDAM, Not. ti- Turke has de !
ra war immmi all nations of tbe
IrtpU BHiHi. acQrdloj to a meug
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AMERICAN MAYORS
HEAR ARGUMENT FOR
PUBLIC OWNERSHIP
Delos F. Wilcox, Franchise
Expert, Tells Conference
Utilities Should be Operated-
by Municipalities.
TOLEDO DEMANDS
PUBLIC
SERVICE
Tho people of Toledo have been
uwakencd to the fact that public utili
ties corporations obtain their right to
exist from tho peoplo: that the cor
porations must servo tho people eco
nomically and Well, nnd that when
thny no longer servo tho best Interests
and operato only in tho Interests of a
few stockholders nnd high-salaried
officials. It becomes the right of citi
zens to operate the public utilities cor
porations themselves.
The people of Toledo will never ngaln
grant a franchise that docs not con
tain a clause giving them the right
to purchaso a public utility corporation
at Its physical value. They realize In
flated franchise values Increase tho
prlCe they must pay for the service
cotporatlcms supply. They will endure
this no longer.
The street car company In Toledo at
present Is operating without a fran
chise, because the company will not
give better service at a lower rate of
fare. The experiences of Toledo will
benefit the nation.
I wish Philadelphia success In her
efforts to obtain better transit facili
ties. Mayor of ToledoO.
Municipal ownership and operation of
public utilities was vigorously advocated
before the first Conference of American
Mayors this morning by Delos F, Wil
cox, a franchise expert, of New York
city,
"We can havo nof sympathy with the
attempts being made on every hand to
hinder, hamper and render abortive the
municipal ownership movement," he said.
"We cannot approve of the attitude ot
those who are willing to saddle the city
with an enormous over-capltallzatlon as
to its Initial handicap when It under
takes municipal ownership "
He asserted that public utility invest
ments, if retained under private control,
should bo placed on a non-speoulatlve
basis and that their Mcurity should ap
proximate that of municipal bonds, in
the establishment of the non-speoulative
character of tbw Investments, cjtlw
should not undertake to make good past
losses, he eoatended
"So far as future Investments In the
standard utilities are concerned " Mr
Wilson said, "th oilltw should auutni
the risks ot losa dua to unforeseen
uauses and should substantially guaran
tee the Integrity of all investments
made at the request or with the apr
proval of pubjla authority.
"Public utWty service, as an MaUa,l
public fu actio, stight not to be djin4
et upon s, threw of tbe dice by the mi
nlButaM At steeks and beads, it ought
not to funxteb opportunity for any
saaa or set of man to 'get rich ' It ought
to furnlsb to multitudes of people ot
comparatively mull means a safe and
tonaervatlve investmeut for their saving
I ait strongly of the ont. i.-tton tbac it
is dugrattful to a dly (u he its pub
ii seivk corpc idtiuas In receivers
hands ulruui a dte,ra.eful as it soali
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A STRAP OR A SEAT?
Facts which will show the necessity
for high speed transit lines, as recom
mended In tho Ttrylor plan, will be
presented In tomorrow's . Kvenina
Lbdobr and further Illustrations of
tho beneficial resultn brought to that
section about
MARKET AND 60th
STREETS
will, be given. Business firms of na
tional prominence nre arranging to
enter this neighborhood. The cause
of this Is due to the Mnrket street
elevated line, which has carried pros
perity to West Philadelphia more
quickly than any other agency.
FOREST FIRES RAGE
IN CITY'S SUBURBS,
CAUSING BIG LOSS
West Philadelphia the Scene
of Two Fierce Blazes.
Dry Leaves Feed the
Flames.
Two forest fires In West Philadelphia
baffled six engine companies for several
hours this afternoon, destroyed many
hundred dollars' worth of fine timber and
threatened the heme ot Francois tiuplot,
a gardener.
Gardeners employed by Suplot on his
big nursery at 58th street and T-nn-caster
avenue, were put to work throwing
up mud embankments to prevent the
blaze from spreading to his greenhouses
and truck and flower beds. The ground
all through this section, which is heavily
wooded, Is covered with leaves, Because
of the lack of rain recently the leaves
are dry and highly Inflammable.
WEST PHUjADELPHIA FIHE.
All 4 o'clock this afternoon both fires In
West Philadelphia were still smoldering.
Only engine company No. 5 and com
pany No. 40 remained at their posts. Had
a big fire started elsewhere In the sec
tion the district would have had to de-.
pend on the centrally located statlohs for
protection.
The first fire was discovered at 70th
street and Haverford avenue. In and near
Cobbs Creek park. Several engine pom
panles responded and had difficulty get
ting up tbe steep Haverford avenue hllL
The firemen could find no water In this
section and had to fight tbe nre with
blankets, eoato and shovels. Farmers
from surrounding properties came to their
aid.
DRY LSAVBS FED FLAMES.
A ehort time later alarms were sent in
from the neighborhood of fieth street and
Lancaster avenue. This seatlon Is heavily
wooded between Lancaster. Woodbine,
60th and $th streets. The blaze spread
with startling rapWUy. Jed by the dried
leaves !ad fanned by the high wind.
A lawn in tbe rear of the home of Mrs.
Arthur Firof. at SMI Woodbine ave
nue, was 'swap by the d1a muS th
s as bad basA chaired and htaakMMd,
Fir costpftnla that csjue by way J Lf ft
eastor fcvsntM bad UlfHeuU) flndlg wa.t.
The lompaaM iaf weal over m sumst
found it Impossible to xt UP
w
avenue hill
KlgB powtred automo&iies owned by
:iJijis ut the neighborhood aooss-oua-
itis KJ( tores ineJ fcufftsA to tfe
TAYLOR INVOKES
JOINT CONFIDENCE
IN TRANSIT PROJECT
Director Offers Solution of
City's Gigantic Problem in
Address Before Confer
ence of Mayors.
Director A. Merrltt Taylor, of Philadel
phia's Department of City Transit, an
nounced at the conference of American
-Majors today that a solution to the
gigantic transit problem confronting Phil-
adelphlu would be attained with honest
I protection affored capital Invested for the
reasonable service of the public.
lie informed the municipal, State and
corporation officials, tho theorists from
universities and the practical financiers
that I'hlladelphlana stand for a square
deal between the city nnd the vested In
terests. Ills utterances Indicated, however, that
Philadelphia has now reached the atage
when Its present outgrown transit ays
tern will be amplified either by co-operation
of existing companies, by Investment
or innepenaent capital or even by expen
diture of municipal funds in a publicly
onned and operated project.
"We want Philadelphia to stand out as a
safe place for the Investment of capital
for public service," he said.
MUTUAL CONFIDENCE.
"We recognize the great part which the
railroads and other public service cor
porations can take In the development of
this city and Its Industries, but so to take
this part they must have credit upon
which to raise large sums of money and
they must be assured of an adequate and
attractive return thereon and Immunity J
from unwarranted competition or political
and public attacks.
"The capitalists of this country nre go
ing to Invest their money In communities
vinere capital is Justly treated and per
mitted to earn attractive returns and are
not going to Invest capital in communities
where Its security Is Impaired and its
productiveness Is unduly curtailed by un
reasonable legislation, regulation or com
petition. 'I believe that the time Is past when
corporations, through political, financial
or ether Influence, can retard the develop
ment of the resources of our great cities,
niaku unfair bargains for franchises, or
refuse to co-operate upon Just term In
carrjlng out great municipal develop
ments and undertakings which are de
pendent upon their co-operation.
"On fe other hand, I bellevu the time
Concluded on Pass Six
WOMAN KILLED BY FALL
Body Found Under Window- in Hob
. pital Yard.
The body of Miss Marjory McLaugh
lin. T9 yers old, of Qlaueester. f?T J .
was found late this afternoon In the yard
of St. Agnes' Hospital beneath the win
dow of the room 'he occupied on the
seaond floor.
It la believed that Miss MaLaughlin
yam ssi.zl with vetlg ajd fell from
the wladflw.
She was suffering from aetite neural
gia and was admitted ts thai hospital
Juu H at tbe rsqiisst of the Rev
Father itrie, rector of St. Mary's Roman
Catholic Church of O4otr
"MR, DOQLEY'S" SISTER Hi
CHICAGO, Nov It -Mrs Asastta
Hoakay, principal of the Howutad Siheol
aad stottr of Ftaley Peter Dunne
tlr Oonlsy), the amaorist is miicuUy
m at a MHM has. Har coadutua U
GALE COMES SOONER THAN
EXPECTED AND PLAYS HAVOC
Windows Smashed) Signs Blown
Down nnd Pedestrians Hindered.
A gale scheduled to nrrltr In this city
tonight arrived several hours ahead ot
time this afternoon, smashed two $$-M)
windows of the Font automobile plant
at Ilroad street nnd Lehigh avenue, tore,
hat from thn heads of men and women
ami cnt them scurrying In nil directions,
nnd worked linvoc with small signs
throughout the city.
The high wind blew down 100 feet of
fencing on Market strer-t at 50th street,
which surrounded the alrdomc. an open
air moving picture hmow place.
The fence was ten feet high and was
topped by several feel of canxnp When
il iuii ll , until uuwii tvii-imiMiu dim vivt;-
trle llcht wires.
Women neat 11 road anil Chestnut slrcett
I umi umer lunii'ia near me uciiue oi tnu
i tlty sought the slieltei of storea and door
1 nays when the cloclty of tho wind bo
Lame so Krcnt that It was almost Impos
sible lo walk against it. They had gleat
difficulty making any headnn, being
hampered by fluttering skirts.
Tho mile was not expected to reach this
i city until tonight. Warning had been re
ceived by the weathei btircau to hoist
1 storm signals along the entire coast, fioni
Norfolk, Va., to Kastport, Me. A few
hour? after tho warning enmc the wind,
I whirling dust Into tho c.es of pedestrians,
upietting signs nnd tnnklng wires sing.
Although the weather bureaus along tho
coast flashed out Hie warning of the gale
by every possible slgnnl, It is feared many
small craft along tho coast may not linvo
reached shoie In lime, and a sharp look
out Is being kept nt all stations along
the coast for vessels In distress.
WIRELESS CALL SAVES 800
ON BLAZING STEAMSHIP
Three Vessels Respond to Appeal nnd
Prevent Big Loss of Life,
TtOMK, Nov. 13 A wireless call sent
out in the night while 150 miles from the
nearest port saved the steamship Cltta
dl Savona, carrjlng S00 passengers from
Port Said to Catania from destruction by
fire.
The Minister of Marine this afternoon
wan advised by wireless that the fire was
under control and the steamship would
reach Catania this evening, escorted by
the Italian torpedoboat Saffo.
The wireless came from the steamer
Valparaiso, tfie of three esols which
hurried to the assistance of tho Cltta dl
Savonna, when she wirelessed for assist
ance. The passengers aboard the ship included
00 Arab soldiers from the Italian colony
at Krvtrea.
The Cltta dl Savoi.a Balled from l'ott
Fald for Naples late Thursday. Last night
a wireless was received fiom her stating
that she was burning and assistance was
needed Immediately. Tho plea for help
was answered by the steamships Kntellu
and Valparaiso and the torpedoboat Saffo.
CITY BLOCK MEMORIAL
TO MRS. W00DR0W WILSON
Women of the Country Asked to Con
tribute Fund.
WASHINGTON. Nov 1.1 -Appeal to the
women of the country to contribute to
the building of a memorial to Mrs. Wood
row Wilson, late wife of tho President,
wns mado today by Mrs. Archibald Hop
kins, chairman of the District of Columbia
section of the National Chic Federation.
The memorial Is to be an entire city
square of model houses to replace the
alley shacks condemned by Congress m
response to Mrs. WllBon's dyjng wish.
The block Is to contain a municipal wash
house, a day home for children while
their parents are at work and other re
forms In which Mrs. Wilson was deeply
Interested. Tho project has the most
cordial approbation of the President. It
is estimated that this memorial will cost
:50.000.
RESERVE THWARTS SUICIDE
ATTEMPT ON BROAD STREET
Bluecont and Unknown Man Struggle
for Possession of Revolver.
Walking up to Reserve Policeman
Hunch, at Ilroad and Vine streets., today,
a well-dressed man about 35 years old,
said:
"I'm going to die Mion and I may as
well take you with me."
Hunch tried to console the stranger, but
his philosophy on "it la worth while
lllng" didn't appeal to the man.
Suddenly the man whipped a revolver
from his coat pocket. The revolver was
poked at Bunch. The policeman, besides
knowing the traffic rules to perfection,
knows all the high points of Jujutsu.
For more than fite minutes Broad and
Vine streets was the fccene of a rough
and tumble fight. Finally the policeman
succeeded In getting possesion of the re
volver. Policeman Bunch took his capthe to
Central station, where he was arraigned
before Magistrate Renshaw, Search of
his pockets revealed there was nothing on
him through which he might be Identi
fied In' one of his pockets there was a let
ter The' letter read as follows:
"Smyrna, Del.
"Dear Sister I am sorry for this act
Hope, ou and the world will forgive me
"YOUR L.OYING BROTHER,"
in the prisoner's overcoat pocket the
police found a picture of Colonel Roose
velt and his family seated in an automo
bile. The man told Captain Cameron that
he was an admirer of Colonel Roosevelt
Hefcvas held In ISCO ball for a, further
hearing
FIND 1200 INDICTMENTS FOR
KENTUCKY ELECTION FRAUDS
Grand Jury Expected to Return as
Many Mom in ProLe.
rXIN,O.TON, Ry., Nov. II.-PUM
were prfeiA hrc today to begin a
weapjqg UvwtlgaUoji of wholesale
eltltloa frinU w my rtwintlas is Ken
tucky. Mjare tba 1M0 tawllatwenU have
bejl reAUfMd s Pike County and as
suhy mare w expected before the
Grand Jury fluUhes its inquiry
Tit probe u the owtc sweeping ainoe
thai in Adama Count., Ohio t'uee years
ao when more than jfiOO
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dlou&tlfled. foi similar urai fi.
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OPTION OBTAINED
ON SECOND VESSEL
FOR BELGIAN CAUSE
Thanksgiving Ship Sched
uled to Depart Week Aftcf
Next With Food fof Starve
ing Thousands.
Second Relief Fund Under Way
Lncks $34,000 of Amount
Necessary to Provide Second
Relief Cargo.
Srtne time during the week preceding
Thanksgltlng a second relief ship, laden
with bounty, the result of Philadelphia'
scncroslt.v., will set sail for Rotterdam to
lelleve tfio distress of the hungry women
and children of Belgium.
After n meeting held In John Wana.
maker's oftlce today of the subeommltte
of newspaper publlihers who are spon
soring the campaign. It was announced
an option had been taken by Mr. Wana
maker -jn a .steamship due to arrive In
this port on November 19, and If final ar
rangements aie made to charter her the)
work of provisioning her will be carried
on with as much dispatch as possible.
Tho name of the vessel was not an
nounccd. It will bo known as the
Thanksgiving Ship.
Meanwhile many generous offers ara
bclnt mado to glvo fresh Impetus to
tho campaign for tho second cargo, no
that the same remarkable generosity
which characterized the sending ofnha
Thelma will mark tho going out of tha
Thanksgiving Ship.
BENEFITS FOR SUFFERING:.
George W. Bennethum. or a North!
3th street, nn owner of 16 moving pic
ture parlors, has promised to turn over
to the fund M per cent, ot the proceed
which he takes In nt this nfvvnoon'.a an
this evening's performances at all of his
houses. Also a benefit performance, fo
which no dato has jet been set, -will
bo held at the Academy of Mtiilc, th
proceeds of which will go to help toward
swelling tho fund.
The Thanksgiving Ship will be of 'prac
tically the same capacity as the Thelma
whlch means that Just as much cargojt
IQOn Inn. rtf fniAaitffm tirlll 1.n . i.A
(itopatcd to fill her hold.
A man Walked Into the headquarter
ot' the Relief Fund In the basement q
the Lincoln Building this morning, -and
with these words drew out a dollar from
the Innermost recesses of his vest pocket
ami placed It. down on the table.
""Name, please?" said the clerk
clerk 'If
y. "Jut
charge.
"No name," he said modestly.
mark It cash.
"You know," he went on after his con
tribution had been put down anonymously
In the book. "Philadelphia did a might?
fine thing In sending 1!W0 tons of food to
tho starving children and Women of Bel
glum, but if we talk so much about it wo
are going to be mighty apt to think that
we've done enough. The thing to do la to
stiffen up, stop patting ourselves on th
back and forget whaf we have done.
That's the only way to get the aecortj
ship off In good time."
He wnsn't a particularly affluent man.
Moreover, ono of the clerks recognized
him as having contributed toward tho
fund for the Thelma In the first days ot
the campaign, but his, in the opinion of
the workers up at the station, was th
proppr spirit
COMMITTEE RENEWS EFFORTS.
Forget the Thelma and bend all of
your energies toward stocking out tha
Thanksgiving Ship. That is the spirit
which the committee In charge of tha
relief work la doing Ita best to Incul
cate. Yesterday, despite the fact It might
have been expected that all of tha
people with any interest In the starving
women and children of Belgium would
l'.ivo found their way down to the dock
Ij see the Thelma depart, yet quite a
number went to the basement of the Lin
coln Building and left donations.
Less than JfOOO, however, marked tha
day's contributions. This makes about
X70.W0 In lltnd as a "starter" for tha
second ship. A tidy little sura. It la
true, but It took 5101.000 to stock out tha
Thelma, nnd since Mr. Wanamaker haa
announced that the second ship he will
ihartet shall be ot an near the same slzo
as can be obtained, then It ts easy to
see that it the Thanksgiving ship is to
sail as quickly as humanity demands that
she should sail, then the citizens qf Phila
delphia will have to put their hinds deep.
Into their pockets and bring up all that
they can afford.
Tho receiving station will be kept open
Indefinitely, from S in the morning until
8:30 In the evening. All who haven't con
tributed their share arc invited, nay urged,
to come in and pay a visit, and thoa
who have given are asked to "coma
again."
One Utile girl who said her name was
Sarah peeped In this morning on her way
to school and announced b1i was walking-back
and forth from tho class room
In order to save her carfare for the Ut$S
Belgians. , '
"At the end ot tne wee hi pavo "
centa for some hungry little gir)." aha
said proudly, and then went her way.
CONVICTS MOVKD BY PkBA.
Even the inmates of the Kastern Pent
tentlary" have felt the call of the BeW
glans. Yesterday a latter from Wwdefl
MeKwUy came ta the nation, announcing
a eollaettofl had beta taken up aad
uugb raR6r",liaijia coMactad to
IrlbuW y oayrajia pf w towaj-tf yta
stocking Of th Mffaa ahl A )utpet of
(tour wwaaW , theafcpe th money
value of thrt gift was Jl-J,
Add to this donation of H. which a
from Won John, a Wast Fhttadeipbs,
Cldocac, and his family, and the MW
check from tbe Union Laague and attT
otbar MM one from tha Thomas RoaaM
Caaapan. will ' Uow tbe PP' of
that taaocant war victims baa reaehtd
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